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  • 423 Victims of Sexual Abuse by Ex-Johnny’s Boss Receive Compensation; Total of 993 Claim Abuse by Late Johnny Kitagawa

    Smile-Up. Inc., an entertainment agency formerly known as Johnny & Associates, Inc., has so far p...

    June 15, 2024

  • Family of Dead Johnny Sex Abuse Victim Still Constantly Targeted by Online Slander; Wife Reveals Impact of Comments

    OSAKA — The family of a man who died in an apparent suicide last year soon after claiming he had ...

    June 14, 2024

  • Tokyo Shops Sells Comfortable, Colorful Fabric Zori; Traditional Japanese Sandals Allow Wearers to Stay Cool, Stylish While at Home

    Colorful, stylish and comfortable zori are displayed along an entire wall of a shop in Tokyo.Zori, a...

    June 14, 2024

  • 10-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured When Metal Fence Collapsed in Koshigaya, Saitama Pref.

    KOSHIGAYA, Saitama — A fence stretching for about 14 meters collapsed onto a 10-year-old boy in a...

    June 13, 2024

  • Remote-Controlled Pegasus; Drones Depict Pegasus in Kyoto Night Sky

    About 500 drones form a giant depiction of Pegasus in the sky above the Heian Jingu shrine in Kyo...

    June 13, 2024

  • Fans Use Ads at Stations, Aboard Trains to Show Support for Stars; Stations, Companies Embrace New, Growing Market

    YOKOHAMA — Fans hanging up advertisements at places like train stations to support their favorite...

    June 13, 2024

  • Gifu Prefecture Issues Bear Warning After Woman was Attacked; Bear Location Remains Unconfirmed

    GERO, Gifu — A woman in her 80s suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the hospital afte...

    June 13, 2024

    #Gifu #Bear Attacks
  • Organ Transplants in Japan Concentrated at Certain Hospitals; Experts Seek Greater Coordination to Ensure Fair Provision

    Organ donations in Japan are complicated by the fact that they are concentrated at certain hospit...

    June 13, 2024

  • Misting System Cools Down Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills; Temperatures in Tokyo Expected to Reach Over 30 C This Week

    People keep cool while walking under a misting system at the Roppongi Hills complex in Minato War...

    June 12, 2024

  • Seafood Consumption in Japan Falls to All-time Low, as People Eat More Meat

    The nation’s seafood consumption has fallen to the lowest level on record, with annual per capita...

    June 12, 2024

  • Nagasaki Photos Taken Day After A-bombing Discovered Among Items Bought by Japanese Man at U.S. Auction

    Photographs that captured the devastation of Nagasaki on Aug. 10, 1945, — the day after the atomi...

    June 12, 2024

  • Driver’s License Renewal Center for Elderly Opens in Saitama

    SAITAMA (Jiji Press) — In a bid to deal with a growing number of elderly drivers, Saitama prefect...

    June 12, 2024

  • Japan Ranks 118th in Global Gender Gap Report; Up From Previous Year

    Japan ranked 118th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2024, up from 125th in th...

    June 12, 2024

  • 2 Women Arrested in Hokkaido for Allegedly Killing 17-year-old Girl; Likely Caused Victim’s Fall from Bridge after Online trouble (UPDATE1)

    Hokkaido prefectural police have arrested two women, 21 and 19 years old, on suspicion of murderi...

    June 12, 2024

  • Bear Attacks Woman in Central Japan; Woman Taken to Hospital with Head Injury

    A bear attacked an 80-year-old woman on Tuesday evening in Gero, Gifu Prefecture. She sustained a...

    June 12, 2024

    #Gifu #Bear Attacks
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